It forces the city to not procrastinate. We were worried that they would drag their feet.

Unless these conditions are met, we would not consider supporting the renewal.

we do not intend to drag our feet for another three years.

I will lower my voice, and then I'll accuse you of selling out to the two major developers in town.

He's made a tremendous amount of difference in a bad way. He truly wants to dial the clock back to the 1920s, before we saw the modern federal state evolve.

It's hard to give someone a hand when you know that they are not going to grab your hand but grab your feet and pull you down.